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Nebraska Ag Facts

•Cash receipts from farm marketings contributed more than $21.4 billion to Nebraska's economy in 2019 and 5.8% of the U.S. total.

•Nebraska's 10 leading commodities (in order of value) for 2019 cash receipts are cattle and calves, corn, soybeans, hogs, dairy products (milk), misc. crops, hay, wheat, chicken eggs, and potatoes.

•Every dollar in agricultural exports generates $1.28 in economic activities such as transportation, financing, warehousing and production.

•Nebraska’s $5.8 billion in agricultural exports in 2019 translate into $7.4 billion in additional economic activity.

•Nebraska’s top five agricultural exports in 2019 were soybeans and soybean products, beef, corn, pork, and ethanol.